Vaughn Wins District Links Crown Again
Vaughn of Shenandoah defeated Degnan Reynolds 7 and 6 on the thirtieth hole to win the ninth annual Crestmoor course district golf tournament. Vaughn finished 131 for 80 holes, Reynolds 139, with Reynolds the medalist. Prize winners span eight flights with trophies, cases, and gifts awarded by Creston professionals.
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Vene Vaughn
Shenandoah
Iowa
Degnan Reynolds
Crestmoor
Creston
Vaughn
Reynolds
D. H. Jackson
Council Blufifs
Restmoor
Degnin Reynolds
Slver
R. J. Swanson
Willisen
Ed Johnson
Audubon
Walter Graham
Orient
K. R. Farquhar
J. C
Dr. T. V. Golden
J. D. Haney
Ralph Tallman
George 3Artle
Mental Test Of Students Aids Teacher
Students in the summer extension school took the Miller mental ability test to gauge individual progress. Three forty item sections measured disarranged questions cause and effect word pairing and word relation. Late enrollees must makeup work soon and failures will be reported for immediate class reorganizing.
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University of Minnesota
W. A. Thalman
Chapel
Union County Seeks Road Bond Election
Petitions to call a special road bond election will be circulated in every township next week. M F Black of Creston says the measure asks voters to authorize up to 600000 in bonds to finish the primary road system. The new highway law starts July 4 and shifts costs to the state. 5880 voters’ signatures are required to trigger the election.
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Union County Board of Supervisors
M. F. Black
Creston
Union County Good Roads’ Association
Union County
Iowa
State Highway Commission
4-H Rally Held By Union County Clubs At McKinley Park
Union county 4-H clubs meet at McKinley Park for their annual rally led by Grace Hartman in the president's absence. More than 100 youths and parents register as activities include music memory talks by Prof. Charles A. Hayden and speeches by Mrs. W. Wells and county agents outlining club goals. A picnic lunch occurred at noon with a stunt program and officer elections slated for late afternoon.
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Union County
McKinley Park
Grace Hartman
Park
Charles A. Hayden
Hear
Farm Bureau
Native Walnut Brings High Value Near Lamont Iowa
John Haney a farmer near Lamont Iowa recently sold walnut logs from 12 acres for $114 with 155 logs. J McCabbie of a Kansas City company acted as purchaser.
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Lamont
John Haney
Missouri
Here
J. ©. McCabie
Kansas City
Heflen to Sing at Park Here
Creston municipal band plans a concert at McKinley Park with soloist Charles Heflen of Creston. Weather caused last week’s program to be postponed, and the event will start promptly at 3 PM tomorrow.
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Heflen
Creston
McKinley Park
Charles Heflen
Weekly Weather Forecast for Upper Mississippi Valley
The Associated Press forecasts next week for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Expect one or two shower periods with mostly fair weather otherwise and temperatures generally normal or above average.
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The
Associated Press
Mississippi
Missouri
Early settler recalls first night in Creston and city’s birth
W ic Bell recalls arriving from Fontanell with family 55 years ago to start Creston’s first harness shop. He recounts a saloon riot on June 18 1872, Civil War service from 1862 to 1865, and his views on prohibition. He notes local growth, churches, and his wartime injuries.
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W.ic. Bell
Creston
Fontanell
Mr. Bell
Bell
Old Town Creek
Mississippi
Tupelo, Miss
Hartman Rites Here Sunday
Funeral services for William Hartman, who died Thursday at his son Frank Hartman’s home on Levy Street, will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday at the son’s residence. The body will travel to Winterset for Baptist church rites at 2 p.m. and interment there.
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Wlliam Hartman
Frank Hartman
Levy Street
Winterset
Baptist Church
Correction of United Grocery Ad Errors in Advertiser
The Advertiser reveals corrections to the United Grocery advertisement as it appeared in Friday’s issue. The corrected notice appears today on page eight.
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United Grocery
The
Advertiser
Mrs. Stewart of Prescott Seen Shopping in Creston
Mrs. M. J. Stewart of Prescott was in Creston on Friday for a shopping outing.
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M. J. Stewart
Prescott
Creston
Shall Union County Get What It Pays For
A county voter guide argues Union County should vote $600,000 bonds to pave U.S. Highway 34. It explains how state law reassigns highway funding to the State Highway Commission, impact on gasoline tax and federal aid, and the need for local bonds to secure a share of pavement, urging quick passage. Higbee and McEntry offer the position.
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Union County
State Highway Commission
Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors. Question: How Will the Highway Commission
Ed Parish of Bridgewater Spends Friday in Creston
Ed Parish of Bridgewater spent Friday in Creston attending to business.
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Bridgewater
Creston
Orlo Jacksons Plan Weekend Trip to Leon
Mr and Mrs Orlo Jackson of this cay will leave tonight by motor for Leon to spend the weekend. They are expected to return Sunday afternoon.
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Orlo Jackson
This Cay
Leon
Jounty Donates Over Two Thousand for Flood Relief
Union county exceeded its Red Cross flood quota for the Mississippi River valley by 59 percent and sent 716.04 beyond the 1400 goal. R. K. Meadows Creston treasurer reported the county funds and forwarded the check to the national Red Cross.
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Union County
Red Cross
Mississippi River Valley
Jks
National Red Cross
R. K. Meadows
Creaton
Banker sees sale of land as upturn in Iowa economy
Des Moines June 18 Homer A Miller president of the Iowa National Bank reports more land sold since January first than in the prior three years, signaling improving business conditions. He notes higher corn values moving cash into the state, rising deposits, solid cement industry activity, and growing land purchases by locals and lenders seeking long term notes or mortgages.
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Des Moines
Homer A. Miller
Iowa National Bank
Associated Press
Spirit of St Louis Flies Into St Louis for Lindbergh Welcome
St Louis celebrates Col Charles Lindbergh and his plane the Spirit of St Louis with an official holiday. Lindbergh leads a morning parade from Congress Hotel to Locust Street amid 15,000 spectators in a city-wide tribute.
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St. Louis
Lindbergh
St. Lonia
Tte Downtrees
Charles A. Lindbergh
St Louis
New York-to-Parta
Paris
London
Brussels
Worthington
New York
St. Lantelana
Congress Hotel
St. Lovin
Scott Field
Youester
Dauntless
Lindbergh S.rilling Sopranoes
Dwigt Davis
St Louisan
McCracken
Miller
Army
Navy
Lindett Boulevard
Locust Street
Twentieth Street
Washington Avenue
Fourth Street
Olive Street
Twelfth
Locust
Coronado Hotel
Lindberth
Former Creston Resident Mrs Patrick Kinney Dies in Illinois
Friends in Creston learn that Mrs. Patrick Kinney a longtime Creston resident died early today in La Grange Illinois Her funeral will be in La Grange and the body will be brought to Creston Monday on train 3% burial will be at Calvary Cemetery A reception for Rev James A Brady at his father W H Bradys home is postponed to Tuesday afternoon Evelin Ramer of Kansas City visits her mother Mrs Anna Culver and other relatives
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Bell
Grand Army of the Republic
Creston
Fourteenth Iowa Infantry
Hornets’ Nest Bridage
Ottumwa
The
Odd Fellows
Patriarchs Militant
Lodge
Burlington
N. J
Iown
Lavina Ennis
Massena
Texas
Chicago
la Grange
Patrick Kinney
Kinney
Calvary Cemetery
James A. Brady
W. H. Brady
British aviators forced down at Martlesham Heath
Martlesham Suffolk June 1849 The British long distance aviators Flight Lieutenants R Carr and P H MacWorth who launched from Cranwell Lincolnshire at 12 41 pm for a flight to India were forced down at Martlesham Heath airdrome this afternoon.
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Martlesham
Suffolk
England
R. Carr
P. H MacWorth
Cranwell
Lincolnshire
India
Martlesham Heath
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Jay
Mkinley Park
Nordhausen
W. R. Bell
Walnut
Union
W. H. W. Rees
St. Malachy’s
Hartman
Higbee & McEntry
Jounty
ALL
Slim
Sam
Air Aml
Murray Cabell
Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh
Detroit
Illinois
Evelin Ramer
Kansasity
Anna Culver
North
Maple Street
Tives
Ternon
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